“From the hockey rink to the horse track, technology is killing the spirit of the thing, too often turning our sports into an endless, whiny argument. And on Wednesday night, geeky obsession with the slow-motion, re-examination of every detail on a disputed goal killed any chance the Avalanche had of advancing in the NHL playoffs.” Published May 8.

“After yet another soul-crushing, last-minute defeat, this one by a count of 15-13 to the Colts, maybe Denver coach Vic Fangio should’ve taken the team bus full of crestfallen players out for ice cream, while telling clueless offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello to walk all the way home to Colorado.” Published Oct. 27.

After Week 8’s loss in Indianapolis… “The Broncos’ depth chart at quarterback has become a three-ring circus, with John Elway driving the clown car and Drew Lock locked in the trunk.” Published Oct. 30.

After Drew Lock’s debut start against the Chargers in Week 13: “The kid drew up his first NFL touchdown pass in the dirt and celebrated his first professional win by bounding off the Denver sideline and leaping into the arms of Broncos teammate Dalton Risner. While it’s way too early to reserve a spot in the Hall of Fame for Drew Lock, the rookie showed us something in a 23-20 victory against the Chargers that we haven’t seen in a Denver quarterback for way too long.

“It’s a good thing the hair that hasn’t fallen out of Vic Fangio’s head turned gray long before he took a job in Broncos Country.

“This football team is a mess bigger than the 11-21 wet spill that bounced everyone from Vance Joseph to Case Keenum out the door at Dove Valley Headquarters. Instead of issuing their new head coach a whistle, maybe the Broncos should have given Fangio a mop.” Published May 14.

“Yes, Nebraska is ranked 25th in the newly released Associated Press poll after beating South Alabama. (South Alabama? What, was Chadron State not available?) But anyone who watched the Huskers huff and puff and strain to win their season-opener knows they are a fraud as a top 25 team, ripe for Colorado to knock off.” (Spoiler alert: CU won.) Published Sept. 3.

“If Brittany Bowlen wants to return the Broncos to the glory established by her late, great father, her first major move after joining the franchise full-time will be to sit down with Manning and convince him to return to the franchise in a major leadership role.” Published Oct. 17.

“With four losses in four games the Broncos haven’t started so slow or sunk so low since 1999. Nobody knows the bottom for this team, but we have arrived at the point that the lone way to stay sane is to start counting the weeks until this wretched NFL season is over.” Published Sept. 29.

After Drew Lock’s preseason debut: “Yes, Lock might take over as the team’s starting quarterback one of these years. But that year won’t be 2019, unless veteran Joe Flacco gets hurt. Is Lock the QB of the future in Denver? It’s way too early to say no. But he’s nowhere near ready to effectively operate a pro offense right now.” Published Aug. 1.

Rickey Jackson will tell you that Vic Fangio’s heart was in the right place. He’ll also tell you that when the Broncos coach said he “didn’t see” racism or discrimination in the NFL, the man’s brain was somewhere west of Aruba.